that was the narrative the whole time we were in syria. we're not keeping you from traveling around the country because we want to hide things from you. we're keeping you from traveling around the country because we want to protect you. but it was still better to be there with those restrictions than not to be there at all. we were able in the end to get some of these stories, get out, away from our minders, and get some of the reports -- >> because the street whispers to you too and the street talks to you. >> what do you mean? >> people will come up to you and slide pieces of paper in your hand. >> we connected with some of the activists. they would slide very -- in this age of twitter and facebook and everything, the most old-faxed way of communicating is how i got the best contact in syria, which was a young man, an engineering student, who i'm still in touch, with a fake e-mail account, just to make sure he's okay, rolled this tiny, tiny little piece of paper and put it in my hand and said, they're lying to you, call me, e-mail me. it